Speaker contest: Watch online
- Mon, 22 Jun 2009
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John Bercow is the new speaker of the House of Commons and you can watch his acceptance speech online.
Watch John Bercow's acceptance speech
The previous speaker resigned last month after the MPs' expenses scandal broke.
Other contenders for the job were former cabinet minister Margaret Beckett and Tory MP Ann Widdecombe.
MPs voted in a secret ballot to choose the new speaker on Monday.
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